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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Uh John, that is the role of the ARCI and NYSRWB. To make and implement policy. I find it hard to believe a public inquiry by Ed Martin acting as head of the racing commissioners organization is going to be enough to find that due process wasn't served. The hearing officer wanted tougher sanctions. He was already denied a license in KY. He had legitimate rulings against him. All they can seemingly hope for is for a court to find the penalty too severe and hope for a reduction. I just dont see what interest was conflicted?
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ARCI for the first time asked that a trainer have his license revoked. Sabini, who was on the board of ARCI when the letter was sent, had the power to make it happen in the end. The easiest thing would have been Sabini recuse himself from these proceedings so the conflict of interest or an appearance of it would not have been there for the Dutrow camp to use in an appeal. But now Dutrow camp can claim he had his mind made up prior to hearing and he wanted to be there to fulfill the ARCI agenda. Personally, he should have removed himself from these proceedings because the result of a suspension would have still happened without Sabini involved, just who knows if the penalty would have been the same. Officials have removed themselves in the past to make sure there is no appearance of a conflict of interest. In NY, Braulio Baeza Jr. is one of the 3 stewards. Whenever his mother-in-law, Janice Blake Baeza is riding a race, Braulio removes himself from the race so no one can accuse him of conflict of interest if something needed to be decided by stewards. Dutrow camp will claim, why Dutrow. Why not anyone else since then. Why not anyone else before him. Sabini may have overplayed his hand here by staying on and being part of the decision making process. In the end, it is up to a judge to see if everything was done right and if he decides for Dutrow, then it can really get ugly for some people.
10-13-2011, 05:58 PM
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